This year, as well as a multitude of brocante and vide grenier stalls, the display of old cars was back.
After a morning coffee we took a stroll around the various stalls which, surprisingly, had a different selection of 'goods' than we are used to seeing at these events. Elizabeth made several purchases, primarily frames to display her cards and pictures for a brocante she is taking part in with friend Jean later in the year.
After lunch we returned for a tour around the old vehicles...
There were several 2CV's on display and this interesting 'derivative' caught our attention. Jim thought we should have had ours there, but ours is to use not to show!
This was followed by the entertainment... Over dressed Brazilian dancers
and a very gravelly voiced singer.
Maybe if we had waited for the next performance the dancers clothing could have been more like this. Unfortunately it rained...
The event is usually rounded off in the evening by a firework display which is in the field right opposite our house. Will it be on tonight?
4 comments:
It looks like a great event. Wish we could have been there.....we need to be chez nous every weekend !!
And the weather looks like it was good too - it was Ashover old car and m/c show this weekend and guess what - it rained !!
You'll have to let us know where the brocante is and we'll be there to take pics and publish them to the world.......... providing it takes place during UK school holidays!! ;o)
Gaynor seemingly logged in as my son, Tom!!
The 2CV derivative is a Pembleton...
designed to be a Morgan look-alike...
apart from having a deuche to can"nibble"ise...
you need an old, copper hot water tank...
for the nose, ya knowze!!
And I can see the backend of an Ami 8 Convertible...
an after market roof chop job!..
but I love the "gangster" convertible in the same picture...
now, where's my violin case?
Jean, It was lovely in the morning and early afternoon. There was just one downpour late afternoon and then the fine again for the fireworks later.
What a shame for those at Ashover!
Gaynor,
The brocante/vide grenier Jean and I are doing is at Huismes on September 8th, so I fear that sadly it may be too late for the photo shoot! Hopefully there will be more.....!
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